Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday said that the state offers immense potential for investment in sectors like tourism, industries, information technology, service sector, food processing, pharma and power.
“The State Government is providing all possible help to facilitate the entrepreneurs for setting up their units in Himachal,” Thakur said while addressing a ‘Roadshow’ organized by his government in cooperation with the Consulate General of India Frankfurt and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at Frankfurt in Germany.
The Chief Minister said that the state has a vibrant talent pool and educational ecosystem due to presence of premier institutes of national repute. With a host of universities, engineering, management and medical colleges, the state ensures a steady supply of skilled human capital for the industries, he said adding that the state is ranked top amongst Fast Movers Category in Ease of Doing Reforms and the Single Window Acts in Himachal Pradesh reflects the strong commitment of the government to ensure efficiency, transparency, time bound and accountability in providing services to investors, he said.
He said that with 300 pharma companies and over 700 Pharma formulation manufacturing units are functioning in Himachal Pradesh and the state is known as Pharmaceutical hub of Asia. In addition, the state is major producer of fruits like apple, plums, apricots, kiwis, walnuts and pears. The state offers abundant opportunity for food processing and allied industries, he added.
“We are also coming up with investor friendly policies in sectors such as Tourism, AYUSH, IT & Electronics and Hydro Energy”, Thakur said.
While inviting the potential entrepreneurs to be part of the Global Investors Meet in 2019 being organized at Dharamshala by the State Government, the Chief Minister said that the Global Investors’ Meet would focus on a wide range of upcoming and thriving sectors like Tourism, AYUSH and Wellness, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Hydro Power, Agro and Food Processing.
Earlier, the delegation from Himachal held meeting with President and members of German-Indian Round Table and discussed investment opportunities in the state.
The MoU was also signed between the Himachal Government and Frankfurt Innovation Zentrum (FIZ) to explore areas of collaboration in the fields of Ayurgenomics (Ayurveda and Genomics), precision medicine and precision agriculture.
Thakur said that Himachal Pradesh had varied climatic conditions and diverse topography making it suitable for growing wide range of medicinal plants.
During the MoU signing ceremony, CEO FIZ Dr Christian Garbe made a detailed presentation on the working and mandate of FIZ. He also suggested for a cross-learning program to have better understanding of the local requirements as well as how Ayurgenomics can play a pivotal role in the healthcare and wellness sectors.
